This hungry bird does its own bit of fishing by waiting patiently before swooping in to catch a large rainbow trout in its yellow bill

This bird looks hungry for a fish supper as he eyeballs a large rainbow trout - before greedily swallowing it whole.
The cormorant had bided its time, waiting for the fish to jump out of the water, before pouncing.
The two animals - pictured near Long Beach, California - even appeared to look each other straight in the eye as the trout considered its fate.

The cormorant bird bides it time, waiting for the fish to jump out of the water, before instinctively pouncing on the trout

After that brief moment the cormorant didn't waste any time, swallowing the trout in one sitting.
Photographer Andrew Lee from Irvine, California, travelled to the El Dorado Regional Park in his home state to capture the fascinating moment.

And the bird doesn't waste any time eating the trout - swallowing it whole in one sitting

He said: 'I was following a group of cormorants who were hunting for the fish in the lake.
'As soon as I spotted a cormorant come up with fish, I was able to take one frame of this rare moment when the fish is looking directly at his nemesis.'
Dr Lee, a Pricing & Portfolio Manger, had to lie on the ground to take the photographs.

Andrew Lee from Irvine, California, travelled to the El Dorado Regional Park in his home state to capture the fascinating moment